AUDIOBOOKS: Trips for armchair travelers
More InfoArmchair travelers have quite a trip in store for them this week, as our audiobooks are set in France, San Francisco, the islands of the Pacific and Botswana. Read More
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AUDIOBOOKS: Three thrillers and a suspenseful memoir
Rochelle O'Gorman - Three thrillers and a memoir by a writer of suspenseful adventures are on the docket this week. Read More
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THEATRE REVIEW: ‘Miss Bennet’ at the REP is a witty, delightful Christmas gift
J. Peter Bergman - Even in those few moments when the play is still and motionless, there is a sense of time slipping away and urgency prompting action. Read More
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘Dopesick’ is a personal look at the opioid epidemic
Dook Snyder - “Dopesick” is about a drug that was sold as non-addictive, but is so incredibly addictive it is almost impossible to kick. It kills more Americans than the wars we are fighting. Read More
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REVIEW: Ghent Playhouse’s ‘The Elves and the Shoemaker’ a cross-dressing fairy tale with wit, music and political barbs
J. Peter Bergman - While I could have gone home happier with some truly barbarous barbs, the show still entertained and delighted, and the audience had almost as good a time as the company. Read More
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Tanglewood 2019 season highlights, Part 1
David Noel Edwards - Start preparing yourself now for a summer of unbelievable fabulosity. Read More
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Children’s book ‘Blanket of Stars’ is a collaboration with a purpose
Hannah Van Sickle - Laiz, the author of eight books, focuses on subjects about which she is passionate—ranging from climate change and refugees to equal rights and friendship—and she does so in an approachable way, not from a proverbial soapbox. Read More
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AUDIOBOOKS: Thriller, short stories and memoirs
Rochelle O'Gorman - A noirish thriller, a short story collection and two memoirs round out this week’s selections. Read More
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BOOK REVIEW: Klein and Cathcart explore the meaning of cartoons — and find philosophy
David Noel Edwards - Philosophy isn't generally considered a laughing matter. But to these practitioners, joking is serious business, not only because laughter eases suffering, but also because the deepest meaning of esoteric ideas is often inaccessible without the aid of a few chuckles. Read More
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BOOK REVIEW: ‘The Garden Lady’ by Susan Dworkin
Barbara Greenbaum - Maxie Dash, a famous beauty, a fashion icon, the face of many national TV ads, finds the perfect man for her second husband. All he asks in return is that she give him her love and her unswerving loyalty and agree to know nothing -- absolutely nothing -- about his business. Read More
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AUDIOBOOKS: Tales of the supernatural
Rochelle O'Gorman - Shorter days and colder nights make us want to curl up with a scary story. Read More